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Special Instructions

In addition to VSAS application requirements, applicants must upload the following to VSAS. Please note that applications will not be reviewed until all materials are submitted.

Letter of recommendation from a clinical faculty at your medical school who can comment on your academic performance and clinical abilities. (LOR can be uploaded into VSAS by you or your school and does not require that you waive the right to see)

Personal statement (150-300 words)

USMLE Step 1 score

Applications for Fall clerkships (August – December) must be completed by May 1, 2015.

Applications for clerkships beginning after Fall must be completed by September 1, 2015.

After the deadline, please contact the administrator. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Requirements

You must have completed two weeks of training in basic clinical anesthesia in a hospital operating room or have completed medicine and surgery clerkships. Please see prerequisites for each elective.

The residents and faculty of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care expect students enrolled in 140 series electives to have skills and knowledge commensurate with a basic clerkship in operating room anesthesia.

Dates of Attendance

Dates of attendance must correspond with the School of Medicine's electives calendar. Anesthesia does not offer rotations in July.